cerebrate

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any salt of cerebric acid (cerebrin). obsolete
动词 v.
  1. To think or cogitate, especially so as to make inferences or decisions or to solve problems.

词形变化

cerebrates present,singular,third-person cerebrating participle,present cerebrated participle,past cerebrated past cerebrates plural

词源

词源 1
First attested in 1874; from Latin cerebrum (“brain”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix); likely a back-formation from cerebration.
词源 2
From (obsolete) cerebric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
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